Slave Pianos, New Cathaysia, Programme Text
Victoria University of Wellington, Darren Knight Gallery & the Remembering the 20th Century Committee present:
SLAVE PIANOS NOTE C. NEW CATHAYSIA AND GONDWANALAND, A DIAGNOSIS
at Adam Art Gallery, Friday 18 June 2010, 8pm.
Introit
| 1 | 00:00 | S1 | L. Budd Studies for Existence 1998 / G. Orozco Ligne dAbandon 1993 [R,P] |
| 2 | 01:30 | S2 | J. Beuys & N. J. Paik In Memoriam George Maciunas 1978 [R,Q] |
| S1 | J. Dashper Gate Experience IV n.d [R,P] | ||
| 3 | 04:30 | S3 | M. von Schlegell Slave Pianos: A Schema & Historo-Materialist Pro-gnostic 2001 [A] |
Rending of the Veil
| 4 | 06:00 | S1 | L. Lye Trilogy (Flip and Two Twisters) 1977 [R,P,Q] |
| S3 | G. Intra Slave Artists of the Piano Cult: An Introduction 2001 [A] | ||
| 5 | 09:00 | S2 | C. Marclay One Thousand Cycles 1981 [R,Q] |
| S3 | C. Kraus Aliens & Anorexia 2000 [A] | ||
| S4 | D. Workman (Thela) Look Out! The Fucking Hot Jet 1995 [R] | ||
| 6 | 13:30 | S2 | I. Tillers Queue Actions 1973 [Q] |
| S4 | G. Brecht Comb Music (Comb Event) 1959–1962 [R,P,Q] |
Collects
| 7 | 16:30 | S1 | A. Selenitsch Toora Lee: Four Pieces for Bellow Organ 1973 [Q] |
| S2 | K. Schwitters Ursonate (Extract) 1922–32 [R,P] | ||
| S4 | D. Malone & M. Popperwell Strike Church 1990 [R,P] | ||
| 8 | 21:00 | S1 | S. Pianos Dissident Consonances 2007 [R,P] |
| S2 | G. Maciunas Death Always Walked Around Me 1978 [Q] | ||
| S3 | V. Landsbergis & G. Maciunas Private Correspondence 1962–1966 [A] | ||
| S4 | J. Mekas Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas 1992 [F] |
Consecration of the Elements
| 9 | 27:00 | M. Creed Work No. 117 1995 | |
| 10 | 29:00 | S4 | P. Corner Carrot Chew Performance 1964 / B. Apple Apple Chew Performance 2010 [Q,A] |
| 11 | 30:30 | S1 | J. Tinguely Hegel 1988 [R,P] |
| S4 | R. van Hout Bank Roll 1998 [R,P] |
Anthem
| 12 | 33:30 | S2 | M. Duchamp La Mariee Mise a Nu Par Ses 1913 [Q] / M. Duchamp Musical Erratum 1913 [Q] |
| 13 | 35:00 | S3 | Paul McCartney Ebony and Ivory 1982 [A] |
| S4 | E. Asse, V. Fishkin & D. Gutoff Music-Hall Whistling Performance 1995 [Q] | ||
| 14 | 38:00 | S1 | J. Nixon, M. Fusinato, R. Nolan, S. Bram (Solver) 3 1997 [R,P] |
| S2 | P.Tyndall 6 1981 [R,Q] | ||
| S3 | P. Tyndall Private Correspondence (Brian Kennedy) 2000 [A] |
Mystic Marriage and Consummation of the Elements
| 15 | 42:30 | S2 | V. Komar & A. Melamid Music Writing Passport 1976 [Q] |
| S3 | J. Nixon & M. Fusinato Private Correspondence (Slave Pianos) 1999 [A] | ||
| 16 | 45:30 | S1 | J. Jones Flux Music Box 1965 [R,P] |
| S3 | R. Gopas Pedagogical materials & anecdotes c.1970 [A] | ||
| S4 | M. K. Ciurlionis Ar Vejai Pute VL.274 1908 [Q] | ||
| 50:00 | END |
P=Piano & EMS VCS3, Q=Quartet(Violin,Clarinet,Clarinet,Bassoon), A=Actors, R=Archival Recording, F=Film
Tristan Carter (Violin), Justus Rozemond & Nicholas Walshe (Clarinets), Pieta Hextall (Bassoon), Jason Post (EMS VCS3), Debbie Fish & Mariya Kupriyenko (Actors)
SLAVE PIANOS thank Tina Barton, Bernie Gruschow, Andy Hummel, Dugal McKinnon, Laura Preston, Thomasin Sleigh and Teaching Services